Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius(Pennant, T, 1769)
English (US) Common Tailorbird
The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Orthotomus sutorius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Tailorbird
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Orthotomus sutorius guzuratus
- Orthotomus sutorius patia
- Orthotomus sutorius luteus
- Orthotomus sutorius inexpectatus
- Orthotomus sutorius longicauda
- Orthotomus sutorius maculicollis
- Orthotomus sutorius edela
- Orthotomus sutorius fernandonis
- Orthotomus sutorius sutorius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla sutoria
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
- Type locality
- by inference, Ceylon.
- Original description
- Indian Zoology p.7 pl.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
Black-headed Apalis
Apalis melanocephala
Chirinda Apalis
Apalis chirindensis
Grey Apalis
Apalis cinerea
Brown-headed Apalis
Apalis alticola
Karamoja Apalis
Apalis karamojae
Maasai Apalis
Apalis stronachi
Rufous-fronted Tailorbird
Orthotomus frontalis
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Orthotomus atrogularis
Cambodian Tailorbird
Orthotomus chaktomuk
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
Olive-backed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sepium
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
Orthotomus sericeus
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